Aussies fume over sad detail in this photo
Angry residents have expressed their frustration over the dumping of supermarket shopping carts into a waterway near a suburban park.
Photos of the abandoned carts were posted on a Facebook group in Canberra on Monday.
About 20 trolleys were dumped in shallow water at the John Knight Memorial Park in Belconnen, about 9km northwest of Canberra’s CBD.
The trolleys are believed to have come from the Coles store in the nearby Westfield Belconnen shopping centre.
“This is why we can’t have nice things,” read the Facebook post.
‘I’m not sure if it’s about parenting, but since my kids pick up trash when we come across it on an outing, I’m sure there’s a sense of being well-behaved that avoids this kind of thing later.
“Please remember that we all live here and share these spaces. It’s not on.’
Members of the group expressed their annoyance in comments.
Shocking photos showing shopping carts dumped in a waterway in a park in the city’s northwest were posted to a Facebook group in Canberra on Monday.
‘Brain cells are becoming less and less common. Common sense no longer exists,” one Facebook community wrote about the photos of dumped shopping carts
“Unfortunately, Canberra is becoming a dumping ground. People just don’t seem to care anymore,” one person wrote.
‘Brain cells are becoming less and less common. Common sense no longer exists,” wrote a second.
“So much for coin/token returns!” another wrote.
One group member had a new punishment idea for the perpetrators.
‘That’s because no one speaks to the delinquents or says anything. There is no punishment. We have to let them swim for them and remove them all without help from others,” one person wrote.
Another had a very succinct description: “Crazies!”
The Coles Belconnen store manages its own trolley collection and conducts street runs daily. In addition, the trolleys are equipped with a coin lock system.
The carts were removed from the park on Monday.
Earlier this year, the ACT Government reported on the issue of abandoned shopping carts and provided a link where abandoned shopping carts can be reported
A Coles spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘We supply trolleys to our customers for their convenience, and spend a significant amount of money on their maintenance each year, including the cost of teams traveling to collect the trolleys from our shops have been removed. .
‘Abandoned trolleys are a nuisance to local communities and we are continually working to improve this across our stores, including by regularly collecting abandoned vehicle trolleys from the road.’
‘We continually reassess our shopping cart management and take local feedback into account when deciding which methods to use in any of our stores, including the use of coin locks and electronic wheel lock systems.’
The Canberra-based website Riot reported that Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) removes approximately 30 shopping trolleys from waterways, lakes and ponds every month.